The Benue State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested six suspects for alleged vandalization of PHCN/TCN cables at Apir, opposite the NNPC Depot. The operation was a coordinated effort between NSCDC personnel and local…

Six Kwara State vigilante men arrested by the Nigerian Army on December 31,2025, along Auchi-Ikpeshi highway in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, have been released after a thorough investigation by the authorities. Spokesperson of the state police command,…

The Court of Appeal has affirmed the death sentence handed down to Farida Abubakar for the murder of her former husband, Chief Magistrate Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday in appeal No. CA/S/75C/2025, a three-member panel led…

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Ademola Joshua, over allegations of incest involving his sister’s 15-year-old daughter. PUNCH Metro learnt that Joshua was arrested on Sunday in the Ilara-Mokin area of Ondo State, following a report…

A retired senior military officer, Colonel Ajanaku (rtd), has been rescued from kidnappers by troops of the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Enduring Peace. The rescue happened around the Rafiki axis located in Bassa local government area…

The Rivers State Police Command said its officers have arrested two persons for suspected murder in the Eleto community in the Eleme Local Government Area of the state. The police said the suspects allegedly abducted a youth at a piece…

The Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, did not honour a police invitation on Monday in connection with allegations of multiple rape and other offences that could disrupt public order. DAILY POST reports that Okafor…

Five children have lost their lives, while one other sustained injuries, following the collapse of a fence in the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred at about 8pm on Sunday. Confirming the incident…

An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced Olawale Faleti, a former Lagos State Education Director, to two years and five months’ imprisonment for the misappropriation of N48.9 million from Access Bank Plc. Justice Rahman Oshodi, presiding…

The death toll from Saturday’s boat accident, which occurred in the Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe, has risen from 25, as announced earlier by the state government, to 29. Executive Secretary of the state’s Emergency Management Agency, Dr Mohammad…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed the younger of two brothers abducted on January 2 at their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, Edo North. The father of the deceased, Tahir Momoh, confirmed to PUNCH Metro on…

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 4, Makurdi, Zacharia Achinyan, on Monday, directed the Commissioner of Police, Benue State, Ifeanyi Emenary, to immediately commence a diligent and thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the fire outbreak. The Mobile Police…

The Abia State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the incident that led to the death of a community leader, Igwe Akwu, in the Okon-Aku community of the Ohafia Local Government Area of the state last Friday. In a…

Residents of Puposhola in the New Oko-Oba area of Lagos State have appealed to the state government to fix the dilapidated road in their community. The residents claimed that the bad road had subjected them to untold hardship and unnecessary…

The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with a stabbing incident that led to the death of a 23-year-old Nigerian, John Temitope Onetufo. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement obtained from the Met Police…